Two If by Sea


1h 36m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Part-time plasterer and sometime petty thief Frank O'Brien has been commissioned by his dimwit cousin to pull a simple job: just steal a valuable painting and deliver it to a buyer on an upscale New England island. Roz, his had-it-to-here girlfriend who dreams of a more stable--and law-abiding--life, has made him vow that this is the last scam they'll ever be a part of. As they take up temporary residence in a sumptuous, unoccupied beach house on the posh island, two teams of pursuers are hot on their trail: The FBI, led by O'Malley, who still nurtures an obsession with collaring famous art thief Phil the Shill; and a motley crew of half-wit would-be criminals, led by Frank's cousin, Beano, the "mastermind" behind the caper who's discovered the painting is far more valuable than he thought. With their sharp-edged banter and working-class attitude clearly out of place among the upper-crust islanders, Frank and Roz have to spend a riotous weekend just trying to fit in... and get along.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Part-time plasterer and sometime petty thief Frank O'Brien has been commissioned by his dimwit cousin to pull a simple job: just steal a valuable painting and deliver it to a buyer on an upscale New England island. Roz, his had-it-to-here girlfriend who dreams of a more stable--and law-abiding--life, has made him vow that this is the last scam they'll ever be a part of. As they take up temporary residence in a sumptuous, unoccupied beach house on the posh island, two teams of pursuers are hot on their trail: The FBI, led by O'Malley, who still nurtures an obsession with collaring famous art thief Phil the Shill; and a motley crew of half-wit would-be criminals, led by Frank's cousin, Beano, the "mastermind" behind the caper who's discovered the painting is far more valuable than he thought. With their sharp-edged banter and working-class attitude clearly out of place among the upper-crust islanders, Frank and Roz have to spend a riotous weekend just trying to fit in... and get along.

Crew

Carolyn Adams

Grip

Jeff D Adams

Grip

Keith Adams

Best Boy Grip

John Allen

Assistant Property Master

Roy T Anderson

Stunts

Neil Andrews

Grip

Jim Armstrong

Carpenter

Lorne Armstrong

On-Set Dresser

Mike Armstrong

From Story

Mike Armstrong

Screenplay

Petra Bach

Adr Editor

Brian A Backman

Office Runner

Gary Barber

Executive Producer

Ken Barbet

Driver

Arthur Baxter

Construction Coordinator

David Baxter

Carpenter

Miranda Beeson

Product Placement

Odin Benitez

Sound Effects Editor

Stephan Bernier

Carpenter

Marco Bianco

Stunts

Erick Bickerdike

Carpenter

Gaston Biraben

Dialogue Editor

Matt Birman

Stunts

Bob Bornstein

Music

Gary Bourgeois

Sound Mixer

Deirdre Bowen

Local Casting

Geoffrey K Boyce

Other

David Boysen

Other

Scott Brooke

Key Grip

Scott Brooke

Dolly Grip

Greg Brown

Adr Editor

Mark H Brunetz

Assistant

Eric Bryson

Stunts

Duncan Burns

Dialogue Editor

Alex Busby

Projectionist

Karen Byers

Hair Stylist

Malcolm Callaway

Other

Craig Cameron

Assistant Director

Shane Cardwell

Stunts

Douglas Caron

Assistant Editor

Kelly Chamberlain

Other

David Chapman

Production Designer

Jonathan Church

Stand-In

Kenneth Clark

Property Master

Jake Clarke

Other

Shaun R Clarke

Assistant Location Manager

Gregory Clayton

Other

Angelo Colavecchia

Camera Operator

Yvonne Collins

Assistant Camera Operator

Shelley Cook

Stunts

Thomas Cooper

Carpenter

Charles Corkum

Carpenter

William Corkum

Driver

Patricia A Cowmeadow

Wardrobe Assistant

H Bernice Cutler

Stand-In

Rita M Davis

Accounting Assistant

Sandy De Crescent

Music Contractor

Randy Deenison

Carpenter

Christina Del Grande

Makeup Assistant

Daniel Delaquis

Other

Angie Demont

Assistant

Olga Dimitrov

Costume Designer

Reuben Domingo

Assistant Sound Editor

Jay Dranch

Adr Editor

Geoffrey Dunsworth

Stunts

John Dunsworth

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Ezra Dweck

Foley Mixer

Tzarina V Edillon

Assistant Editor

Linda J Elliott

Wardrobe

Rob Eshelby

Driver

Sam Feldman

Music Supervisor

Todd Fellman

Assistant Director

Derek J Filiatrault

Production Assistant

Ron Finn

Music

Robert Fitzgerald

Adr Supervisor

Steven Fleet

Carpenter

Iloe Flewelling

Hair Stylist

Keith Flynn

Driver

Rick Forsayeth

Stunts

Bruce L. Fowler

Music

Barbara Freedman

Unit Manager

Leslie Gaulin

Foley Editor

Glen Gauthier

Sound Mixer

Melvin Geddes

Driver

William B Geddes

Driver

Leonard T Geschke

Foley Editor

Joseph Rick Gillis

Key Rigging Grip

Stephen Gillis

Grip

Nick Glennie-smith

Music

Nick Glennie-smith

Music Conductor

Avram D Gold

Adr Editor

Zoila Gomez

Production Coordinator

Mark Goodwin

Carpenter

Shane Gosse

Carpenter

Daniel E Grady

Other

Robert Grani

Driver

Rebecca Gray

Accounting Assistant

Bruce Green

Editor

Rich Green

Foley

Elizabeth Gruszka

Makeup Artist

Randall Guth

Sound Effects Editor

Mark Haack

Art Director

Robert Hannah

Stunts

Randell Hardy

Other

Lise Hayden

Assistant

Kerry Hayes

Photography

Kelly Helstrom

Assistant

Sean Hennessey-doran

Grip

Paul Hicks

Driver

Susan High

Other

Amber Hilkene

Assistant

Elizabeth Himelstein

Dialect Coach

Susan Horton

Stunts

Julie Houle

Makeup Artist

Heather L Ingram

Hair Stylist

Joanne Jackson

Production Accountant

Ken J Johnson

Sound Effects Editor

Lara Johnston

Assistant Editor

Leo Jones

Other

Jannette Joudrey

Driver

Gloria Kaiser

Color Timer

Uncle Jay Kamen

Adr Editor

Gayle Keller

Casting Associate

Steve Kempster

Music

Jeanie Kimber

Wardrobe Assistant

Petra Kravjansky

Wardrobe Supervisor

John Kwiatkowski

Dialogue Editor

D Mark Laing

Assistant Art Director

Matthew Lammerich

Other

Russell Langille

Editorial Production Assistant

Patricia Larman

Props Buyer

Clifford Latimer

Adr Editor

Denis Leary

From Story

Denis Leary

Screenplay

Rodney Leary

Carpenter

Guy Leblanc

Gaffer

Dave Leeson

Carpenter

Terry Leger

Grip

Ruth Leggett

Other

Ann Lembeck

From Story

Deidre Leonard

Apprentice

Andrew Lesnie

Director Of Photography

Jody Levin

Post-Production Supervisor

Danny Lima

Stunts

Steve Lucescu

Stunts

Kelly Lycan

On-Set Dresser

Forbes Macdonald Jr.

Assistant

Michael Macdonald

Unit Production Manager

Michael Macdonald

Coproducer

Bob Macisaac

Driver

Joseph Magee

Music

Gail K Markley

Assistant

David A Marsh

Other

David Mastron

Post-Production Accountant

Marilyn Mcavoy

Other

Howard Mccomb

Driver

Blanche Mcdermaid

Script Supervisor

Glen Mcelmon

Carpenter

Scott Mcfarlane

Carpenter

Andrew Mcinnes

Assistant Location Manager

Susan Starre Mckibbin

Accounting Assistant

Odis Mckinney

Apprentice

Laird Mcmurray

Special Effects Supervisor

Paul Mitcheltree

Grip

Bruce Moffitt

Boom Operator

Paddy Moloney

Music

Karlie Morash

Other

Sandy Morash

Production

James Moriana

Foley Artist

Suzette Moriarty

Music

Piero Mura

Sound Effects Editor

Kevin L Murphy

Driver

Stephen Murphy

Transportation Co-Captain

Chuck Neely

Foley Editor

Jack E Niven

Driver

Emma Osbourn

Production

Dan Owens

On-Set Dresser

Roberta Palmer

Wardrobe

Douglas Parker

Assistant Sound Editor

Richard Parker

Stunts

Sue Parker

Animal Wrangler

Mario Paulin

Gaffer

C Pearce

Driver

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Calvin Peterson

Driver

Mark V Phillips

Assistant Editor

John Platt

Assistant Camera Operator

Branko Racki

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Racki

Stunts

Mark Rathaus

Dialogue Editor

Herb Reischl

Generator Operator

David Rennie

Assistant Editor

Don Retzer

Transportation Coordinator

Mary Reynolds

Assistant Director

James Ritchie

Other

David Ritthamel

Production Associate

James G. Robinson

Producer

Bob Rose

Carpenter

Kim Ross

Makeup Assistant

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video June 11, 1996

Released in United States Winter January 12, 1996

Project was previously in development at Hollywood Pictures.

Began shooting April 30, 1995.

Completed shooting June 26, 1995.

Released in United States Winter January 12, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 11, 1996